700 Police .223
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Re: 700 Police .223
Had one, shot great and still wish I didnt sell it. If its a good deal you should snag it.
Had one, shot great and still wish I didnt sell it. If its a good deal you should snag it.
Re: 700 Police .223
square fluted or not? I had a 20 inch that would shoot better than .25@100 with my hand loads. re-barreled it and sold the old barrel on the Hide. sent targets and load data with the barrel.
I would buy one again if the price is doable.
square fluted or not? I had a 20 inch that would shoot better than .25@100 with my hand loads. re-barreled it and sold the old barrel on the Hide. sent targets and load data with the barrel.
I would buy one again if the price is doable.
Re: 700 Police .223
I've had good luck with 700P's if its a good deal pick it up. .223 is pretty cheap to shoot compared to other calibers. You can get a lot of rounds down range for a fairly cost.
I've had good luck with 700P's if its a good deal pick it up. .223 is pretty cheap to shoot compared to other calibers. You can get a lot of rounds down range for a fairly cost.
Re: 700 Police .223
I have one in .223 with a 26 inch barrel. I find it shoots 52 SMK very well (a little less than .5 MOA), but heavier weight bullets not so well. My hand loads with 69 SMK's were over 2 MOA.
I believe the PSS is supposed to have a 1:9 twist, but mine has a 1:12.
Like all rifles, you need to play around with your loads to get the most of of them. In my case, my PSS more so than other rifles I own. Once I found a load it liked though, I was impressed with it's accuracy.
I have one in .223 with a 26 inch barrel. I find it shoots 52 SMK very well (a little less than .5 MOA), but heavier weight bullets not so well. My hand loads with 69 SMK's were over 2 MOA.
I believe the PSS is supposed to have a 1:9 twist, but mine has a 1:12.
Like all rifles, you need to play around with your loads to get the most of of them. In my case, my PSS more so than other rifles I own. Once I found a load it liked though, I was impressed with it's accuracy.
Re: 700 Police .223
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former0302</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have one in .223 with a 26 inch barrel. I find it shoots 52 SMK very well (a little less than .5 MOA), but heavier weight bullets not so well. My hand loads with 69 SMK's were over 2 MOA.
I believe the PSS is supposed to have a 1:9 twist, but mine has a 1:12.
Like all rifles, you need to play around with your loads to get the most of of them. In my case, my PSS more so than other rifles I own. Once I found a load it liked though, I was impressed with it's accuracy. </div></div>
Same here, mine liked 52 grain SMK's the best behind 26.2 grains of W748. Also about 0-5" groups at 100 yards. Still have it wouldn't sell it. Buy it you won't be sorry.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former0302</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have one in .223 with a 26 inch barrel. I find it shoots 52 SMK very well (a little less than .5 MOA), but heavier weight bullets not so well. My hand loads with 69 SMK's were over 2 MOA.
I believe the PSS is supposed to have a 1:9 twist, but mine has a 1:12.
Like all rifles, you need to play around with your loads to get the most of of them. In my case, my PSS more so than other rifles I own. Once I found a load it liked though, I was impressed with it's accuracy. </div></div>
Same here, mine liked 52 grain SMK's the best behind 26.2 grains of W748. Also about 0-5" groups at 100 yards. Still have it wouldn't sell it. Buy it you won't be sorry.
Re: 700 Police .223
I just picked up an SPS Tactical in .223 and don't know why I waited so long to do it. It's a kick to shoot and I don't get nearly as fatigued as I do when shooting the .308.
Mine has 1:9 twist and loves the 69gr SMKs. From an accuracy perspective, I won't say that the .223 is more accurate than my .308, but it is certainly more comfortable to shoot and seems to be more forgiving, although that may just be a precieved thing, due to the lower recoil.
I just picked up an SPS Tactical in .223 and don't know why I waited so long to do it. It's a kick to shoot and I don't get nearly as fatigued as I do when shooting the .308.
Mine has 1:9 twist and loves the 69gr SMKs. From an accuracy perspective, I won't say that the .223 is more accurate than my .308, but it is certainly more comfortable to shoot and seems to be more forgiving, although that may just be a precieved thing, due to the lower recoil.
Re: 700 Police .223
My 223 PSS holds 0.5 MOA vertical at 500 with 80g Noslers. All I did was cut 4" off the barrel and bed it in a McMillan stock.
My 223 PSS holds 0.5 MOA vertical at 500 with 80g Noslers. All I did was cut 4" off the barrel and bed it in a McMillan stock.
